Jamesdotter

Jamesdotter

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  1. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Jamesdotter replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    As a surname it's OK. Then there's the president, Grover Cleveland and the ball player Grover Cleveland Alexander. And the pediatrician who switched "Grover" (his mother's maiden name) from first to...

  2. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Jamesdotter replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    One Ima Hogg was the daughter of Texas Governor James Hogg. That name had to be hard to grow up with. I wonder if that's where your patient got the

  3. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Jamesdotter replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Have I mentioned Rubbin? They pronounced it

  4. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    Jamesdotter replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    Retired nurse here. I never worked 12 hours (unless it was overtime). The last couple of years before retirement I would have welcomed 6 hours! 12 hours would have been wonderful when I had small...

  5. Retire vs stay current

    Jamesdotter replied to Lori66's topic in Retired Nurses

    I retired at 65. Then 9/11 happened. I had enough hours and CEs to renew when it came due, so I did, although I never needed to return to work. We weren't sure what was going to happen next and I...

  6. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    Jamesdotter replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I posted "no" on this topic a while back, but discovered at my recent surgery that it irritated the heck out of me if the staff used euphemisms for body parts and didn't want to discuss my meds. I...

  7. My Colonoscopy

    Jamesdotter replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was instructed to dissolve an entire container (I've forgotten the size - 238 g maybe?) of polyethylene glycol in a sports drink. I think I also took a couple dulcolax tablets? Time has drawn a...

  8. What does your username mean?

    Jamesdotter replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    James'

  9. What happened to molar pregnancies before modern medicine?

    Jamesdotter replied to krispykritter's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Years ago I remember a colleague and I read an article about a (15th or 16th century, I think) woman who had been delivered of a multiple pregnancy of "over 100 infants ". We decided that had to have...

  10. Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Jamesdotter replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school one of my classmates converted to TB positive. She was treated rather

  11. Is it legal for your boss to dictate where you poop?

    Jamesdotter replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    We had a night nurse who used to use the unit toilet for his morning bm. That was ok, tho a little stinky. What we objected to was that it seemed to take him at least 20 minutes, while others were...

  12. Nursing, Hurricanes, and Floods.

    Jamesdotter replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    My experience wasn't a weather emergency, just a badly designed early 20th century county hospital. How does 90 degrees at the nurses' station sound - at midnight? We coped with wet cloths around our...

  13. Where did you start working right after getting your RN license?

    Jamesdotter replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    Med/surg/ortho women's unit (it was a county hospital, in the

  14. So I thought I would ask if you guys can share...

    Jamesdotter replied to Postpartum RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I moved because of my husband's job to a small town The (less than 100-bed) hospital needed a night nurse in OB. They hired me when I showed up to apply for a job with my 4-month old son in

  15. BORED

    Jamesdotter replied to ptcwhit's topic in Private Duty

    Are you crafty at all? You could knit, crochet,

  16. Went to a new NP for a TB Test, Flu Shot and Pap. Emerged in shock... (Not good.)

    Jamesdotter replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Did your NP check your Hb A1C? You might find that a support group such as TOPS or Weight Watchers can help you in your weight loss effort. There are chapters in most areas and both also offer on...

  17. Hospice Nursing - Compassionate Care at the End of Life

    Jamesdotter replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    A Friend in Need: Randy Cassingham's Blog An interesting blog about a hospice patient in

  18. What is the best way you ever got even or put a cocky resident/fellow in their place?

    Jamesdotter replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    There was the day the resident handed me a pair of scissors and asked me to cut the tape. After cutting it I put the scissors in my pocket. "Hey, where are my scissors?" I just smiled and showed...

  19. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Jamesdotter replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Buckshot Billy and his brother Cash Cody, Dr Ken Hurts (a dentist, if I remember correctly), a couple I've posted on another thread - Justin Thyme. ("Justin" does seem to lend itself to some pretty...

  20. Hospice Nursing - Compassionate Care at the End of Life

    Jamesdotter replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I was on the other side of hospice this year. My husband was diagnosed with Alpha1 Anti-tripsin Deficiency last spring. Because he was diagnosed late, his condition was determined to be terminal and...

  21. Nursing gear passed on from older generation

    Jamesdotter replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have my mother's first nursing license (1926), her school pin, her Red Cross pin (from WWII when she taught home nursing) and a metal case with a glass syringe and 2 needles. No file to sharpen the...

  22. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    Jamesdotter replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    An OBGyn named Dr.

  23. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jamesdotter replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I was looking back at a previous post in referring to the mid-west. I should know that KS isn't on the

  24. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jamesdotter replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I married one! He'd come to the west coast from the mid-west (Kansas) at age 8 and never totally lost the "warsh".. No rinch,

  25. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Jamesdotter replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. "It's its unless you mean it is, then it's